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Bridging the divide: A qualitative comparison of information security thought patterns between information security professionals and ordinary organizational insiders |
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| Authors: | Clay Posey Tom L. Roberts Paul Benjamin Lowry Ross T. Hightower |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, Culverhouse College of Commerce, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA;2. School of Accounting and Information Systems, College of Business, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272, USA;3. Department of Information Systems, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People''s Republic of China;4. University Competence Center, Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA |
| Abstract: | Organizational insiders have considerable influence on the effectiveness of information security efforts. However, most research conducted in this area fails to examine what these individuals believe about organizational security efforts. To help bridge this gap, this study assesses the mindset of insiders regarding their relationship with information security efforts and compares it against the mindset of information security professionals. Interviews were conducted with 22 ordinary insiders and 11 information security professionals, an effort that provides insight into how insiders gauge the efficacy of recommended responses to information security threats. Several key differences between insiders’ and professionals’ security mindsets are also discussed. |
| Keywords: | Behavioral information security Risk assessment Qualitative analysis Organizational insiders Security professionals Protection motivation theory |
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